When I was in elementary school, I took
my lunch often. At the time, I loved
Holly Hobbie! She ruled my world and not
only was my room decorated with wall to wall Holly Hobbie, I also carried a
Holly Hobbie school bag and lunch box.
It wasn’t one of those new soft pack coolers of today. It was a hard core metal job complete with
thermos.
My
favorite treat to discover in my lunch box were Hostess Snow balls. They were cream-filled chocolate cakes
covered with marshmallow frosting and coconut flakes and they were the
BOMB! They came in packages of two. I ate them in steps, much like one eats an Oreo appreciating every single component.
If anything could bring on a food orgasm, one of those scrumptious cakes
of wonder could. First, I peeled off the
marshmallow coconut, flaked frosting, then I tore into the chocolate cake to
eat the cream, and then I devoured the cake.
I made a hell of a mess out of myself in the process, but I can tell you
there wasn’t a kid at my table that wasn’t watching me enjoy those snow
balls. There might have been indifferent
cool kids that acted like they couldn’t care less, but I knew they were sneaking
envious peeks. Really, any of those
Hostess treats made me equally happy: ding dongs, Twinkies, and cupcakes oh
my! Eat your heart out suckers!
Since the government has been regulating
school lunches with their idea of healthy, nutritious foods in microscopic
portions designed to curb childhood obesity, I have been packing my kids
lunches every day. Why you ask? Basically because I can’t see paying money
for crap that is going to end up at the bottom of an industrial size cafeteria
trash can instead of in my kid's tummy.
My kids threw out more than they
ate and came home starving. So, I pack my kids lunches daily with stuff they love: sandwiches, fruits,
crackers, meats, and salads.
The result is that money is no longer wasted
on stuff they refuse to eat. If they don’t
have time to eat everything, they bring it back home and eat it after school. It’s a win-win. 
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